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With the protocols and time constraints of our ED environment, it is fairly easy to fall into the trap of imaging prior to examining our orthopedic patients. This may result in missed injuries, as we tend to base our diagnosis on the X-ray, rather than the patient assessment. In today’sRead More →

The Canadian population is rapidly aging, and within the next 15 years, 1 in every 4 people will be 65 years or older 1. Elderly patients already make up 25% of Canadian Emergency Department (ED) visits, and this number is expected to increase 2. What should concern you about this trend isRead More →

Dr. Perry and Colleagues have previously derived and validated the Ottawa SAH rule for patients with suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage, here we present the multicenter prospective validation of the rule1, with some insight on the rule from Dr. Perry himself! Note that the infographic included within this post is printable forRead More →

Many aspects of cardiac arrest care are likely to change in the not-so-distant future. Let’s take a system-level view of cardiac arrest care and see what we can do to conservatively start to move in the direction of more regionalized care. We’ll also take a further evidence based look atRead More →

Patient experience and patient satisfaction during Emergency Department (ED) encounters has come to the forefront of ED quality improvement initiatives. To highlight the importance and evolution of patient experience during ED care, we seek to: Discuss the buzz around the term “patient experience” Outline evidence based ways to improve patientRead More →

The global vitamin and supplement industry is expected to be worth $278 billion by 2024. “Wellness” as a concept and industry, which often includes vitamin and supplement use, is heavily promoted by celebrities, athletes, and social media stars. IV therapy lounges are all the rage and have popped up inRead More →

Here we seek to review relatively common neurology presentations and some controversies surrounding their management. See our other ED-Neurology Reviews here including migraine therapies and stroke evidence. To include Myasthenia Gravis, Guillian Barre Syndrome, and Multiple Sclerosis in the ED. For each we will review: A brief overview of pathophysiologyRead More →

Part 1: Concerns with Antibiotic Overuse Three of the most common antibiotic-related unwanted effects seen the ED include: Their toxic effects Selection of pathogenic bacteria Increasing antibiotic resistance The Magnitude of Antibiotic-Related Toxic Effects A data-set analysis of almost 110,000 residents in 67 Ontario nursing homes demonstrated that thereRead More →

Airway management in the Emergency Department (ED) is challenging. Given the critically ill and physiologically unstable patients, complicated by c-spine collars, distorted anatomy, and airway contamination – the stakes are high. Recent evidence draws attention to an adverse event rate of approximately 8-12% in the ED.1–3 Even moreRead More →

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